Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-16
BLlCK CONF
Proves to be q Destructive
Cyclone to People
of Ohio.
Trees Uprooted and Five
Houses Torn to Pieces.
The Anniversary Of Lincoln's
Death Commemorated
at Springfield.
Stern Brewing As 0tsawa-DlaAstrous
Ga's-Slr Hareoart On Cosrelon-
Word IRON Emla Bey-The
Fisheries Question in France.
Crowded Hotel Barned.
Terrible CyeIone In oA,s.

Terrible CyeIone In ohls.
sr. CE.AIRsvrLLE (OAio), April IA
storm was felt af lilo o. m. which ap-
peaFed 70 be travelling from the west
in the form Of funnel shaped mas
OF ciondss resembling In appearance .
dense, black. smoke cone. and could be
plainly traced over its track by the de-
struetion IL lefs. Houses we're demol-
ished, trees we're snapped OF like pipe
stems, horses and catale prostrated and
carried bodily 100 yards By the gale. aud
the sky vas daFkened with clouds Of fly
ing debris. The storm and its effects
showed ali the distinoe characteristics
OF Western cyclone. Al hrst Il struck
too new brick houses belonging 10 Col.
Paxton and Judge OOehEans IN The west
part Of town, and G frame house be
longing 10 . man named Oolnan. All
these were demolished and the furni-
ture and portions Of the roof and walls
we're scattered along the track Of the
cyclone 10 the end Of the town, q mile
fdistant.
A large mansisn on the corner Of
Market and Maine streets was cut of
clean at the second hooF and the walls
and roof we're scattered In fragments.
The First National Bank block and q.
Tkrall a Sons dry goods store were
almost swept from their sites, only .
portion Of the lower walls being left
standing. The dwelling aud business
blocks Of l. II. Patterson, druggist,
George J. Epson, grocer, and James
Patterson, dry goods merchant. had
the upper walls and roofa torn OF and
the lower part Of the houses we're badly
II a. - 49, ~ n.nN q. - A
bsrs. The National Hotel, Evans large
houses we're less seriously injured.
No casualties TO persons are reported,
the funnel-shaPed cloud having been
seen approaching in time for them to
taks refuge in cellars. Beni. PaFkhufst's
hne old brick msnsion south Of town
vas totally demolished, aad likewise
the United Presbyterian Church. Tbs
loss al st. ClaiEavilIe will reach 320a 600
The Western Union wires and poles are
all down. Horses hitohed in the street
were blown about like ohah ana vehicles
we're demolished. A soantling sailed
through the cir for a mile and cut q
clean hole in two walls in brick house.
Shingles were driven through the
weather boarding like arrows.
Az Barton Station, four miles noFth, |
a new brick house was lsveled 10 the
ground. AT Pasco, i've miles west Of
this city on the National road, the brick |
house OF A. Hinkle was demolished and
he was badly hurt. Large tracts Of
wood between here and st. Oairsville |
have not q tree uninju u,ed, while the |
most Of them are hat on she ground.
Bridgeport, Just across the river. ea
capped, az did Wheeling, bat q funeral |
was in the cemetery on the hilltop at the |
time. The carriages were blown over |
and carried against the trees. MaFtin's |
Ferry. on the opposite side Of the river,
at the north end Of the town. suffered |
even more severely than st. ClaiEsviile. |
Here broad valley gave destruction 90 |
the gale. which licked up the forest and |
farmhouses and scattered the fences IN |
its path down the hollow, widening oat |
ss It struck the little city and scatter |
ing destruction everywhere. The Elsson |
glass works had one brick buildlnR /
blown down on the hill. The brick resi- |
dence Of ]. H. brennan was % badly |
used up that not one brick was left on |
another. l.. w. Bailey's ane oonerete |
Fesidence WAS levelled 10 the ground |
Henry HallinR's eight houses, baFns and |
sheds we're all destroyed. In the town |
proper, rs or 100 houses we're mere or
less damaged, and the loss will reach |
&l65,000.
The walnut grove In Fins park has
bat few Of the 800 trees stauding. Tue
eity cemetery adjoining Il vas similarly
unfortunate. james Reilly's hoase vas
blown down and Mrs. Reilly was pulled
unconscious from the ruins and may
die. The storm struck the town at D.
N. without warning and it is wonderful
that more injury 10 persons was n0s
done. Besides Mrs. Reilly, the only
casualties reported are James Reilly,
her husband, q sale0Rkeoper, beth legs
broken; Mrs. Wilhelm, collar bone
broken; Mark Davis, Of the Martins
Ferry Stove works, probably fatally IN
iured; q German lady, whoae name
could net b learned, dangerously In
jared.
When the storm struck lths river The
water shot up In perpendicular vail
about twenty feet and then fell back 10
| frothy, seething feam, and simultans
ously q shower Of fence boards, shin
giles, posts and timbsrs, With some
large sections Of hSuses. fell In the
street and on the turbulent water. The
river for miles 10 stFewn with vrsekaKe.
The FaiFview school house, one miie
distant, IL totally wrecked and Miss
White, the teacher, vas badly hurt
several families are rendered homeless.
Lafayette Rink vas engaged im-
nediAtely BY The city authorities
a. temporary shelter for ths homeless,
and q meeting of the citixens IL called
/ for .. m. tomorrow 10 devise means OF
relief. Every few minutes the news
4 "a IL - ~. Ia -.
/ Try, and Il is safe 70 say the aggregate
loss vill not be les than 100000.
CemmemsrafIng LineSInis Death.
sPRExoErELD CIll.l, April Is. = The
Tsenty second anniversary OF the death
/ Of Abraham Lioooln Waa e0mmem-
/ GRATED IN the Hall OF Representatives
this afternoon. the services being under
the diFeefien Of the Lincoln Guard Of
i HsnoF. The exercises continued over
two hours, and we're largely attended.
Addresses wsFs deliyed By B Bshop sey.
| mour, Of Springfield. and Hon. W. A.
/ Collier, member Of the House Of RspFe-
seataftvea. CliBton l.. ConkitnQ, mem-
Der Of the Ltncsln Guard, read his
torsc paper descriptive Of the labor %
/ the Guards 10 guarding the remains OF
she maFtyFed Presidsnt ag4insf vAnd4I
hands.
Dlaastereun Gale.
81. yoHx (N. b., April Is "A terrihs
sals raeed along The vest coast Of fkis
ialArd all Tuesday and wednesday.
canning q serious los Of life aud great
distracfiOa Of property. Near koss
BlansO two bsFks vent down 81 t1eif
noorines and ave men vers drowned
Grave fears are entertained for she
SATISFY % the sch0oners and large boAis
storm Brewing IN Ottawa.
OTrtvA. April Is Already ssoEa Il
brewing IN the Dominion Parliament
over tbs GOveFnmsnl's coarse On ths
fishery question. Peter Mitchell, n. p.
formerly the Minister Of Marine snd
Prshsriss under SIR John A. Masdss Q q,
70 n0v foaRd upoa toe opposition ssds
Of the HOuss. EtFiy next veek BE- Oil
attack ths 6cvernn.eut, and q 10 nos st
ali Ilkaly that b. may succeed IN bring
Ing such q nnmbsg Of bis old supp -
ere imts 0ppomiton % this aaesfisa q